Procurement at Betapharm Corp. (A) Notes George Brannigan‚ Vice President Doug Burke‚ Director of eSourcing - Betapharm recently implemented the Emptoris ePass system‚ which facilitates eProcurement activities and‚ specifically‚ reverse auctions Industry Information - Pharmaceutical sales experienced average growth in the low teens between 1996 and 2003‚ single-digit growth was expected over the next few years - Betapharm outperformed the industry - Industry benefited from increased demand
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Define the Issue The Betapharm sourcing team needs to make an urgent decision whether products that are as diverse as raw materials (Malic Acid) and hotel contracts can be electronically sourced by using their already acquired ePass sourcing system. The aim is to find ways to better control costs and to remain competitive. Analysis The global hotels issue is that the cost on hotel spending is high. The annual total spending in 2003 was €70M. Although Betapharm has a global travel agent
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201/205 Procurement at Betapharm Corp. Question: Can Betapharm use the Emptoris ePass system to source both‚ hotel rooms and malic acid? Solution 1: Use ePass for all procurement of hotel nights and malic acid. Pros: • Unified procurement process • Larger potential cost savings • More diverse supplier base Cons: • Less flexibility in choosing suppliers • Less intimate knowledge of suppliers • Risk of alienating current suppliers Solution 2 : Use ePass for procurement of malic
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world’s best producers of industrial fluid handling equipment with the concentrated niche of the pump market also known as positive displacement technology. Unfortunately‚ the positive displacement pumps faced severe limitations from engineering and procurement groups across the world concerning that the PD technology is minimal because in many engineering universities’ centrifugal pump technology has been taught. These are the highly specialized engineered pumps with no direct rival in the market for
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Corporate Finance: The Core (Berk/DeMarzo) Chapter 3 - Arbitrage and Financial Decision Making 7) You have an investment opportunity in Germany that requires an investment of $250‚000 today and will produce a cash flow of €208‚650 in one year with no risk. Suppose the risk-free rate of interest in Germany is 6% and the current competitive exchange rate is €0.78 to $1.00. What is the NPV of this project? Would you take the project? A) NPV = 0; No B) NPV = 2‚358; No C)
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The Betapharm Acquisition: DRL ’s Inorganic Growth Strategy in Europe DRL GAINS A FOOTHOLD IN EUROPE On February 15‚ 2006‚ Dr. Reddy ’s Laboratories Limited (DRL)‚ a leading Indian pharmaceutical company‚ acquired the fourth-largest generic pharmaceutical company in Germany‚ betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH (betapharm) from the 3i Group PLC (3i) for US$570 million (480 million). The deal also included the beta institute for socio medical research GmbH ’ (beta Institute)‚ a non-profit research
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1. Case Name‚ Citation‚ and Court Internet Solutions Corp. v. Marshall LEXIS 2826I (2008) The District Court for the Middle District of Florida 2. Key Facts A. Internet Solutions Corp. (ISC)‚ which operates employment recruiting and Internet advertising websites‚ has its principal place of business in Florida. B. Tabatha Marshall‚ a resident of the State of Washington‚ was sued by ISC for making false and defamatory statements on her website. C. Marshall filed a motion to dismiss asserting
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663 Public Procurement Act‚ 2003 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Sections PART I—ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Public Procurement Board Object of the Board Functions of the Board Membership of the Board Term of office Meetings of the Board Committees of the Board Secretariat of the Board Chief Executive of the Board Expenses of the Board Accounts and audit Financial year of the Board Annual report PART II—PROCUREMENT STRUCTURES
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2006 ISBN: 978-1-84219-307-4 A Multiple Decisive Factor Model for Construction Procurement System Selection S. Ratnasabapathy and R. Rameezdeen Department of Building Economics‚ University of Moratuwa‚ Moratuwa‚ Sri Lanka; shiyalk@yahoo.co.uk The procurement system is a key means through which the client creates the pre-conditions for the successful achievement of project specific objectives. Different procurement systems are used for different projects and the appropriate selection may help to
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OMGT 1070 Procurement Management and Global Sourcing Procurement Research Paper- Assignment #2 Lecturer: Dr. Shahadat Khan Tutorial: Thursday 4.30 – 5.30pm Submitted By: Name Student ID Holly-Anne Visser S3285057 Julius Danielczak S3283281 Mohammad Othman S3177588 Rakesh Pathania S3234363 Due: 04/10/2012 Word Count: Table of Contents Abstract. 3 1.0 Introduction. 4 2.0 Comparative Analysis. 4 2.1 Literature Review.. 4
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